TPR issues nearly 1,000 section 72 information requests in nine years

In a Freedom of Information Request (FoI) response published last month, the watchdog revealed the highest number of requests in a year was in 2016, when they amounted to 158, and the lowest was in 2010, during which 12 were issued. So far this year, TPR has issued 51 section 72 requests. The regulator has the power under the act to require recipients of a section 72 notice to provide it with information and documents relevant to its statutory functions. Failure to provide such information, without a reasonable excuse, is a criminal offence that can result in an unlimited fine. The sa...